Monthly Archives: June 2010

With the recent humid heat punctuated with cool rainy days, we saw a burst of flowering right at the beginning of June. Though I am currently collecting fruits for the Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) quite a few other species are flowering.

Iris versicolor. From Wiki Images

Here are some of the plants I saw flowering recently, with a few interesting notes.

Notice on June 9 on Gate Ridge at the QUBS peninsula, we saw quite a few species. In fact, there are 2 species we couldn’t identify and we are still working on them. That ridge seems to be teeming with flowering plants right now. The species observed above are typically dense, with exception to the Wood Lily, and are intermingled within similar habitats.

Also, remember the Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry) we saw in April? Well, the fruits are getting more mature and it is mighty tasty! And of course, with fruit morphology now visible, we realize that there were two species of Fragaria. There is also Fragaria vesca in the same regions. I apologize for my amateurish plant ID skills. When you come across these plants, do enjoy their tasty fruits. I certainly do while I collect Columbine fruits at the same time! – Posted by Andy Wong.